- A YouTube content creator created a three-in-one gaming console
- DIY project includes PS5, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch 2 in one system
- The whole system runs on a 250W power supply
Console and PC gaming are undergoing changes in more ways than one, including with Valve’s console-style PC, the Steam Machine, on the horizon, and hardware prices skyrocketing due to high memory demands. However, one modder has introduced a game setup that beats it all.
A YouTube content creator, Xiao Ningzi (小宁子 XNZ), has created a three-in-one gaming console consisting of a PS5, Xbox Series Essentially, it’s designed so that switching between the three systems is easy, since they all run in a single PS5-like chassis.
The modification is not simple, however. Combining motherboards for each system is difficult enough, but it also includes designing an entirely new case, an arduous process for anyone outside of a manufacturing warehouse.
Since the Switch 2 is a portable device, Ningzi made sure it was still easily removable (as you’ll see in the video below) and that switching between each system took no more than five seconds.
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I think it goes without saying that a DIY console, as such, Never see the light of day as an official project of the big three of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Still, it’s quite surreal to see a passion project come to life.
The library of games available on a mega-console, as such, is arguably greater than what you can find on a gaming PC, in terms of value versus quantity, with access to games that may never be officially ported to PC.
Of course, you would still have to purchase each console to make this DIY project easier. The appeal here, however, lies in the concept of buying a three-in-one console and having all the PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo exclusives on one system, but we don’t live in a perfect world, so that won’t happen.
Analysis: The Steam Machine is the closest we’ve ever gotten to
Valve’s Steam Machine is expected to launch in early 2026, and consumers are holding their breath over what its potential price could be. While we’ll certainly never see this Ningtendo PXbox 5 become a reality for most consumers, Valve’s next system is the closest thing we’ll get.
The Steam Machine is a gaming PC after all, but one that is clearly targeting the console gaming market with its mini-PC design. With the thousands of PC indie games available, alongside Xbox titles and PlayStation exclusives, the Steam Machine could be the best platform for console gamers when it launches.
This also goes without mentioning the emulation capabilities of Nintendo games (which I in no way recommend) on PC, and this would bring the Steam Machine’s game library closer to that of this DIY project mega-console. Let’s just hope it’s priced within an affordable range.
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